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And "index swap" is the exchange of a fixed price for the index price at a certain location, i.e. the Permian index. A "futures swap" is the exchange of a fixed price for the futures price (typically the reference futures price is calculated by averaging over three days prior to maturity and is called L3D). A "basis swap" is the exchange of a fixed price for the difference between the index price and the futures price.